Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Calibration and Settings Posted on February 15, 2011 By Art Feierman 1. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review2. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-2 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Overview3. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Highlights - Specs for Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Sharp XV-Z17000 Special Features - 3D Projector features4. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-4 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Black Levels and 3D - XV-Z17000 Color Management5. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Appearance - XV-Z17000 Control Panel6. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-2 - Input/Output - XV-Z17000 Menus7. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Remote Control - Sharp XV-Z17000 Lens Throw8. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-4 - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens9. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality - Sharp XV-Z17000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Flesh Tones - Sharp XV-Z17000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-2 - What is all this fuss about black levels?11. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-312. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail Performance13. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-5 - Sharp XV-Z17000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality14. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-6 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports15. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance - Sharp XV-Z17000 Brightness - Pre-Calibration Measurements16. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-2 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Sharpness17. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-318. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-4 - Sharp XV-Z17000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise19. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sharp XV-Z17000 Color Temperature - Sharp XV-Z17000 Basic Settings - RGB Settings20. Sharp XV-Z17000 – Projector Screens - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Screen Recommendations21. Sharp XV-Z17000 – Competitors22. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Warranty23. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - The Bottom Line24. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary-2 - The Very Bottom Line on the XV-Z17000 projector: - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Pros - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Cons25. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Typical Capabilities We calibrate each home theater projector that is reviewed. It is a pretty standard calibration, there’s always more that can be done by some of the “hi-end” calibrators. Our calibrations, including the XV-Z17000, are normally limited to a grayscale calibration, along with brightness, contrast, color saturation, etc. We did not adjust the individual colors. Sharp XV-Z17000 Color Temperature Color Temp over IRE Range, Best mode, (Movie 1): 30 IRE (dark gray) 6607 50 IRE 6510 80 IRE 6546 100 IRE (white) 6623 Note: Either Movie 1 or 2 could be used for best mode. That’s excellent color temperature balance, out of the box, though greens were a tad thin. Sharp XV-Z17000 Basic Settings Header Content Standard Natural Dynamic Movie 1 Movie 2 Game Contrast (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) 4 (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) 4 Brightness (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 4 Colo 0 0 0 0 (0) -4 0 Tint 0 0 0 0 0 0 Color Temp 0 0 (-1) (-1) (-1) Lamp Mode (Std.) (Std.) (Std.) (Eco) (Eco) (Std.) Iris 1 (manual) (Hi Brite) (Hi Brite) (Hi Brite) (Hi Cont.) (Hi Cont.) (Hi Brite) ris 2 (auto) (On) (Off) (Off) (Off) (On) (Off) In addition to calibrating Red, Green and Blue for a correct grayscale balance (6500K), there are a number of other settings that come into play. Typically Contrast and Brightness (white balance and black balance), need to be done first. Color saturation and gamma also need adjustment. Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): All other settings at default. All other settings at default (untouched) Measurements taken at mid-zoom and with lamp in Standard mode UNO. Post Calibration Color TemperatureColor Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): 20 IRE -6526 30 IRE – 6579 40 IRE – 6565 50 IRE – 6643 60 IRE – 6582 70 IRE – 6581 80 IRE – 6559 90 IRE – 6554 100 IRE – 6608 Average gamma 2.18 Post calibration settings bring up the greens a bit, while managing to further improve the color temperature. That’s a beautifully tight set of measurements, especially considering that the Sharp Z17000 doesn’t offer two controls over the color range, (per color), like most, just one each, red and blue controls. Bottom line though, it calibrates beautifully, and the image quality reflects that. RGB Settings Calibration settings: Movie 1 mode Quick Cal – Dynamic mode Red -4 5 Blue -3 -5 Brightness 663 1177 (in lumens) Below are the RGB settings we ended up with post calibration. While there is some slight variation in color from one lamp to the next, you should find these provide a better picture than the defaults. Plug’em in (either Movie 1 or 2, for a best mode, and Dynamic for a brightest mode). To get the color temp settings above, the following adjustments were made. The controls are on the Picture menu. That’s it, just those settings to do the color temp adjust. 1. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review2. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-2 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Overview3. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Highlights - Specs for Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Sharp XV-Z17000 Special Features - 3D Projector features4. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Review-4 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Black Levels and 3D - XV-Z17000 Color Management5. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Appearance - XV-Z17000 Control Panel6. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-2 - Input/Output - XV-Z17000 Menus7. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Remote Control - Sharp XV-Z17000 Lens Throw8. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Physical Tour-4 - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens9. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality - Sharp XV-Z17000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - Flesh Tones - Sharp XV-Z17000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-2 - What is all this fuss about black levels?11. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-312. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail Performance13. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-5 - Sharp XV-Z17000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality14. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Image Quality-6 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports15. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance - Sharp XV-Z17000 Brightness - Pre-Calibration Measurements16. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-2 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Sharpness17. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-318. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-4 - Sharp XV-Z17000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise19. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sharp XV-Z17000 Color Temperature - Sharp XV-Z17000 Basic Settings - RGB Settings20. Sharp XV-Z17000 – Projector Screens - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector Screen Recommendations21. Sharp XV-Z17000 – Competitors22. Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Warranty23. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector - The Bottom Line24. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary-2 - The Very Bottom Line on the XV-Z17000 projector: - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Pros - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Cons25. Sharp XV-Z17000 – 3D Projector Review Summary-3 - Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector: Typical Capabilities Sharp XV-Z17000 Projector – Performance-4 Sharp XV-Z17000 – Projector Screens
